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“Mandaten” and “Mandats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,980
“Mandaten” frequency rank
#45,442
“Mandats” frequency rank
87422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mandaten Mandats
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mandat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mandat

Where the eye mixes Mandaten and Mandats

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Mandaten runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against Mandats's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Mandaten
7 ch
Mandats

Visual trap between Mandaten and Mandats

A purely visual mix-up. Mandaten ([manˈdaːtn̩]) and Mandats ([manˈdaːt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mandaten is recorded at frequency rank #41,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [manˈdaːtn̩]. Mandats is at rank #45,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced [manˈdaːt͡s].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 87422, this pair ranks #80,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Mandaten vs Mandats

Shared letters: admnt. Private to "Mandaten": e. Private to "Mandats": s.

"Mandaten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "Mandats" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mandaten ← amndaten · madnaten · manadten · mandaetn · mandatenn · mandatne · mandatten · manddaten
  • Mandats ← amndats · madnats · manadts · mandast · mandatss · mandatts · manddats · mandtas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mandaten" and "Mandats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([manˈdaːtn̩] versus [manˈdaːt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Mandaten" vs "Mandats" - which ranks higher?
"Mandaten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,980 in our German list, against #45,442 for "Mandats". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mandaten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mandats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mandaten" and "Mandats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mandaten vs Mundarten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #80,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list